chrisharbin


Oh, silly me, forgot there is an "impulse" cab loader. There goes fizzy bye-bye :D Now, I just gotta get some more IR's!

bobguitkillerleft

SvenArne


The included THD amp model does "crunch with clarity" better than most REAL tube amps I've tried!

I don't think I would go that far,though it is good for a sim,but my Marshall 2203 with 25w celestions,has all the clarity[with tube distortion] I could ever want,but what impresses me is X2 in general,since the "quick fix" everything has been so flawless it's almost scary!
Bob

Anderton


Regarding the de-essing thing, I wrote as column about it in my March 2012 "Recording Guitarist" column in Guitar Player magazine, but it doesn't seem that article has been posted online. Here's the article's introduction, which should give you an idea of what I'm talking about...I use the VC-64 de-esser to do the job.

As with any kind of distortion, you should avoid feeding too much treble into an amp sim set for a distorted sound—distorting high frequencies can lead to a harsh, brittle timbre. Although you can pull back on your guitar’s tone control to reduce highs, the tradeoff is often a more muffled sound. Fortunately, “de-esser” processors provide an “intelligent” way to reduce the highs going into an amp sim.

A de-esser’s main purpose is to reduce vocal sibilants (“s” sounds) by compressing only high frequencies, thus lowering the level of sibilants while leaving the rest of the vocal untouched. When placed between a guitar and amp sim, it reduces high frequencies from your axe when they’re prominent, but otherwise doesn’t affect your signal. As a bonus, the compression adds a little additional smoothness and sustain.

Anderton


Regarding the de-essing thing, I wrote as column about it in my March 2012 "Recording Guitarist" column in Guitar Player magazine, but it doesn't seem that article has been posted online. Here's the article's introduction, which should give you an idea of what I'm talking about...I use the VC-64 de-esser to do the job.

As with any kind of distortion, you should avoid feeding too much treble into an amp sim set for a distorted sound—distorting high frequencies can lead to a harsh, brittle timbre. Although you can pull back on your guitar’s tone control to reduce highs, the tradeoff is often a more muffled sound. Fortunately, “de-esser” processors provide an “intelligent” way to reduce the highs going into an amp sim.

A de-esser’s main purpose is to reduce vocal sibilants (“s” sounds) by compressing only high frequencies, thus lowering the level of sibilants while leaving the rest of the vocal untouched. When placed between a guitar and amp sim, it reduces high frequencies from your axe when they’re prominent, but otherwise doesn’t affect your signal. As a bonus, the compression adds a little additional smoothness and sustain.

Zenwit

Lesson learned: with GR5 I almost never rely on the "matching cabinet" that pops up as a default with any selected amp.  I go to the Control Room and things sound much better.